The viral date and peanut butter dessert is a simple, wholesome, and utterly delicious treat that has become my go-to post-holiday snack consisting of dates, peanut butter, salty peanuts, melted chocolate and flake salt.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword date bark, snickers date bark, date bark with peanut butter, healthy date dessert, viral date bark
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Ingredients
20datespitted
½cupunsweetened peanut butteror your favorite nut butter
½cupdry roastedsalted peanuts (or any dry roasted, salted nut)
½cupdark or semi-sweet chocolate chipsI love Enjoy Life brand!
Flake saltfor sprinkling
Instructions
1. Remove the pits from 20 dates. Once pitted, open them up and lay them flat on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Arrange them in a 5x4 grid, pressing them together to eliminate any gaps.
2. Pour the peanut butter over the dates and spread out evenly with a spatula or the back of a spoon.
3. Roughly chop the nuts and spread evenly over the peanut butter.
4. Melt ½ cup of dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips. You can use a microwave or a stovetop for this step. Once melted, pour the chocolate over the peanut layer and spread it evenly with a spatula.
5. Sprinkle flake salt generously over the top of the chocolate.
6. Pop the tray into the freezer for 20-30 minutes, or until the dessert is firm. Once set, cut it into small pieces.
7. Keep these in the refrigerator for a quick grab-and-go snack whenever you’re craving something sweet.
